American Airlines begins the gradual return laid-off workers.
American Airlines is beginning the gradual return of workers laid off after Congress approved a $15 billion COVID-19 aid package in support of airline payroll, its executives said in a memo to staff on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
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“While pay and benefits will be restored immediately, people will be asked to return to the operation in phases,” CEO Doug Parker and airline President Robert Isom said in the memo.
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American will receive approximately $3 billion for payroll expenses through March 2021.
The company laid off nearly 19,000 employees when a first round of airline payroll assistance expired in October, including more than 1,200 pilots.
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